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day 16: rooftop bird
day 16: rooftop bird
ErinM


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Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS
Location: west hartford center
Galleries: Animals, Architecture
Date Uploaded: Oct 16, 2007

Viewed: 323
Comments: 14
Favorites: 0

 I guess I have a little "birds on buildings" theme going now.
Shot this in the center of town while walking back from a lunch date with my husband.

turned to grayscale in adobe camera raw
split toning in adobe camera raw
levels, curves, color balance adjustment layers in PS
added a textured layer just to sky area, and reduced opacity

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 10/25/2007 05:12:14 PM
Another nice old-looking building, very nice!
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 10/20/2007 08:56:22 PM
i love that the shot is "full" but the subject just immediately leaps out at you anyway. it's like a busy negative space thing, and that's awesome that you pulled it off.
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 10/19/2007 09:53:58 AM
PERFECT, Aaron. All the elements come together so well in this photo. I love it. I love the slightly textured sky. The old looking rich brick, and then topping it off with that lone bird on top for interested and a pop of the unexpected! Awesome!

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 10/17/2007 10:35:36 PM
Nice perspective here, and I also like the tonal range and textures.....
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 10/17/2007 06:40:18 PM
Very nice, the bird adds a lot to it I think, sort of an ominous feeling to it.
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 10/17/2007 04:53:25 PM
Are you following the birds, or are they following you? Hmmm... :o) You can tell, I'm in the Halloween mood.

Love this shot - BW is of course the only choice for this photo.
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 10/17/2007 08:57:07 AM
damn you're good. (dont think you needed the pink sky) imho
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 10/17/2007 08:37:49 AM
Great eye! Isn't it fun to just spot one thing and take a photo? I like the rich tones you always have in your black and whites.
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 10/17/2007 05:41:33 AM
Stark and complex - I love the reflections in the windows and the way the shades make the glass appear almost warped.
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 10/17/2007 03:24:16 AM
Originally posted by thomaspeople:
I love the way the details creep in on this shot as I look. First I noticed the bird (of course), then I saw/felt the texture in the sky. Then my eye wandered to the reflection in the window. I spent some time there, trying to be sure if it's a sky over a roof-top, or maybe something else entirely. Finally I let me eyes wander around the bricks and the windows. The downspout is almost hidden in the brick clutter, but then suddenly shows up as a surprise and you think "Has that always been there?" Then the iron railings appear, first on the main window, then on the partial window to the right.

Whew. There's a lot here. Thanks for an interesting view. I enjoyed it very much.


This is a great comment wouldnt it be great if we all got comments like that!

Fabulous well thought out image

Message edited by author 2007-10-17 03:25:14.
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 10/16/2007 11:38:16 PM
I love the way the details creep in on this shot as I look. First I noticed the bird (of course), then I saw/felt the texture in the sky. Then my eye wandered to the reflection in the window. I spent some time there, trying to be sure if it's a sky over a roof-top, or maybe something else entirely. Finally I let me eyes wander around the bricks and the windows. The downspout is almost hidden in the brick clutter, but then suddenly shows up as a surprise and you think "Has that always been there?" Then the iron railings appear, first on the main window, then on the partial window to the right.

Whew. There's a lot here. Thanks for an interesting view. I enjoyed it very much.

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 10/16/2007 11:28:26 PM
Looks like a fairly good sized bird. I agree, it does kind of Hitchcockish. Fun image.
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 10/16/2007 11:17:21 PM
ha .. great catch . that bird looking down silhouetted against that textured sky .. great processing ... :)
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 10/16/2007 11:02:11 PM
I love birds, too. This is a wonderful image. So Hitchcock!!
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